THE ROMANTICS MAKE IT TO THE MAJORS

Talk about your bad luck. The first time the Romantics came chugging into New York to let us East Coasters know that yes, rock ’n’ roll was indeed alive and well so far as Detroit was concerned, they had no sooner taken the stage at CBGB’s and plugged in their instruments amidst the sticky haze of that July '77 night when, BAM!